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Divorce Granted After Ashburton Dispute Over Lodger
Albert Parish of Ashburton petitioned for divorce from Hilda Parish on grounds of desertion. The Christchurch jury found in his favor after conflicting testimony about intimacy and lodging, with a decree nisi granted and costs awarded. Custody remains undecided.
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Christchurch
Justice Herdman
Albert John Parish
Ashburton
Hilda Edith Parish
O. T. J. Alpers
Thomas
Alpers
Petitioner
Respondent
Woodhouse
Petisioner
Respondert
Hher
Robert Kennedy
Robert Galbraith
Thomas Benjamin Parish
Big Brother
Willowby
Richmond
Parish
Cyril Parish
North Island
Alfred Henry “Netherwood
Fanning
Georges Harkness Buchanan